Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17
an IxTELIIGKsr INDIAN.
what Edueattes and keiigIOn Baye
Bone for 0ne Of she sons
af fhe RareHa

what Edueatiss ana Religion Haye
Bone for 0ne Of she sons
Of the Forest
Among those VIE have been attend
Ina she PFssbytery Of Puget soand 10
this city daring the past week, vas
Rev. Peter @. Stamp, young Indian
Of the PayaIlup tribe. Who has been 9
Iicspssd minister in the Presbyterian
faith for several years. Mr.. stanup is
q full bIoOded Indian, bat one would
never desees IL from bis conversation,
&c bis grammatical construction Of sen
fences u almost perfect, and his Aov Of
language cay aud graceful. He IL
about feet 10 inc es IN height, With .
black, picFeiEg eye, and smooth face.
He AltsBded school or the Puyaliap
Esssrvat on when q child, and after
yards 81 Forrest Grove. Hs IL very con
Soisnoious IN his Christina WORK, Which
hs.saFFiss on among the Indians on the
reservation. In conversation With q re-
porter Of the PosT INTELLIoKEoKn, IN
reply 10 dnes'ions pat to bin, Mr..
elanrup said:
aIvss born on the PuyaIlup Fessr-
vssion on July IL, 1858. Ny father and
mother bad been conf Gated With she
Catholic faith, and soon after | was
bsfn they had me christie ned by Faith
Z. @. CherAHs, Catholic priest then on
tbe reservation. ! never was Catholic,
hul In 1875 Joined the PresbyieFian
church, having been converted under
The teachings Of Rrv n @. Main. Who
GiIl preaehes on the reservation. When
9 boy made up my Eind 10 follow the
printing business. aud seeing an advsF
u ement In an Eastern paper headed
Every man bis own printer" and offer
iBe pres, stick. rule and font Of type
for 90. made up my mind TO become 9
printer ct Onee. ] saved my money tall
got S. ana sent for the outfit. When
u came. learned how 70 set no the
tips snd print d cards for all tue baFs.
Ilaagh now. when / think OF my q {
ehorls a. b printer. found out
how 10 set the typ by visiting the on %
Of To- Daily Tribune. then published in
Oid &4olmt bv Thom1s w. Proach. In
TIE spFing Of 1876, | went to OLYMPIA
and apprsnticed myself 10 Frances II
Cock WAC wes publ thing little event z
paper called the Echo. The pseseut CITY
editor Of the Posr- IsTELLIoEsoER vas
city editor, foreman, composition, prt Of
reader aud pressmAn on that paper al d
be played many practical printers jokes
on ne On@ day be sent me 10 the
Transcript Office 20 borrow hs 'inpos-
inc stone winch afteEward. learned
vas the large marble slab on which the
f'rns are made up, and which Is wsuld
tska -four men 10 carry. Nc. Gum said
be vas using bis stone, and advised me
% 60 20 the Standard office, which l did.
John Murphy made an excuse that hts
stone was Ia use. and sent me TO the
Courier offioe, where they told me vas
on fools errand. aud explained that |
vas tbs Subject OF pEiDtsr's joke which
Is often practiced on the devil This
same young fellow showed me type
lice. and in fact | guess all the printers
iokea we're played 81 me. but took II
ell Ia good paFS. | worked IN tee Office
three months and got 80 could set type
toierAhiy we'll. fond office work too
connuinK, aud as was threatened With
consumption, thought best 10 givs up
my fond hope Of becoming q printer. |
gait for tlms. bat assisted ia moving
The Echo ofies 20 New Tacoma, and
helped get oct the hfst number II The
Daily Herald, the first paper ever pub.
hshed Ia New Taoona. Billy Woodruff
vas foreman aud Frances IL. Osok, ed
nor and Publisher. After I gave up the
" nsina business / farmed for q while,
aod then vent 60 school &C Forest Grove,
Oregon, where | graduated 10 the Gag
liah branches. When | came back |
continued nv stables, and ths PresbV.
very OF Puget Sound took me as thee
logical student. FIVE years ago they
licensed me 20 preloh among the Indians.
10 preaching ! use any native tongue,
and % al extempoFaneon y. 1
always write my sermons, bat deliver
ven without tie manuscript. When l
rad the Bible 10 the Indians | read is
esthough u vas published in my native
toneue. ] can express myself as fully
and clearly IN the Indian dialect as
ga IN English | Am married, bul
90 not do like many Of the young men
anoag the Indians. married q woman
oid enough 10 be my n0thaF. | mar.
rel school giri. Younger than myself,
snd We have a little family growing no
around us. | intend to give my children
eollege educAgl-n, som thing that
nevrf was afforded. | live on my ovn
~ aerSs of land, on the reservation;
WIS 20 my place when not engaged in
ptspafinR any sermons.
lhe laoians are pleased With the new
syssem 81 land ownsFship, aud are very
tssaa OF their patents. bot i tear some
" tae'a vii mortgage az cell theif land
e soon as this Territory 10 Admitted 20
sesteeood, when they can legally do 10.
Reporter Mr.. S,Anup, san,e people
sssss " SPEAKING Of Mount Raiairr as
s~nt IAcoma,' aud defend their
scsos ~ The exenss that the Indians
aea u Tacoma" before the whites
Sa,se bette. lsthst sop
NJ Sssnap- No; thst il rot 50. I'll
~ va aho I tha' matter. he Ia
Uses etiisi 10 blnff on y lot Tacoma
nss baiii CAsbalip. which go ans a
p-eseosins tres. Ia the Indian lar
kass' al hlgh moaaiaiu peaks A Q
s.l.sd ii,aa'sda, bat the special tod o
1s@s Tor Meunt RainleF ~ TsaAaak
'siea Is = deflvitivs af the IRA stasss.
- mesnirg o. Which y "a elaaaseSa
Ihsre are absal Go IRdiaus or
a. reservation. We have = srho
1saSo' BY NJ a. 4. Csmphsli. Mes
Is.s's tss1, Mss CIiA Alien aud AIR,
use. NJ. Edwin Eelis Is tue aseul on
observation, aud l. very higs " re-
'pessed BY All THE Iadians,
NV GooDS -wues the aSn OF p. $
VeAde'aFas 1 O., closed tasir lAreS